cat's cradle

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Recent Examples of cat's cradle The image on the Leopoldstadt playbill is of a young Jewish child playing with a cat's cradle. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022 But that string can still be made into something perfect: As Ludwig lovingly points out to his grand-nephews, the knots in the cat's cradle always stay the same distance apart no matter how the configuration is manipulated. Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's cradle
Noun
  • Pushing a tile onto the board pushes another off and creates new routes through the labyrinth.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 9 July 2025
  • In the original, Emily, the enigmatic socialite, and Stephanie, the ever-eager mommy vlogger, navigated a labyrinth of secrets, betrayals, and, of course, a missing person.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • That meant a grid of streets that over the years also became a maze of roads in winding subdivisions.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • Through a basement maze of whirring industrial equipment are mundane-looking doors that lead to the unexpected.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • In my experience, most sea salt sprays require some sort of trade-off: either tons of volume but tangles, or great wave definition but very little body.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 26 June 2025
  • One of the most aggressive garden invaders, bindweed rapidly rambles through perennials and shrubs, creating a leafy tangle of stems and foliage.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • And finally, Gi-hun is ready to talk … or sort of snarl under his breath, anyway.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Service may be rendered with a snarl instead of a smile.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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“Cat's cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20cradle. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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